I too have a nice JD lampwork pwt with two canes set in the base. One has J 1980 and the other an A as the centre of a millefiore cane. It will be interesting to see what your query brings up from those more experienced and expert than us.

HI , can see the alan talent in the JD and A cane weight but I would have thought that Johns 94 weight had his own lampwork in it. This is just something I have always thought so it will be interesting when somebody throws some definite light on the subject. Roger.

Over the years John Deacons has used lampwork by several artists in his paperweights and these include Alan Scott, Duncan Smith, Willie Manson and Rosette Fleming but he also makes his own lampwork as has been stated. With regard to your weight Ross I think this a J Glass piece with Alan Scotts lampwork and A signature cane but the lampwork in yours Graham is by a different maker and I would suggest Rosette. I am attaching a picture of an encased double overlay from 1996 with her lampwork in for comparaion but maybe someone else has another suggestion ?Dave

Rosette Fleming learned her skills working with Allan Scott at Caithness, she designed many paperweights for the company and after leaving she worked freelance but then had several children and no longer makes lampwork at the moment. She made weights for the Scottish Glass Society Exhibitions but her work is hard to find but here is one of her weights I got from herDave

Thanks so much for that information Dave (and the beautiful weights you have shown us). The second on with the tortoise makews me think that my other JD lampworks weight may have been made by her as well - I would value your opinion.

I don't think that Rosette Fleming could have done the lampwork on your plum weight as it is a J glass weight. She was trained by Allan when he was at Caithness, i.e. some time later (J glass closed in 1983 and Allan found employment with Caithness but did not make any lampwork for another year). I understand that Rosette did lampwork for John Deacons studio since leaving Caithness but I am not sure when this happened exactly.